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  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2018 Parties to an OPEC-led effort to trim a market surplus through production cuts may reverse course in the second half of the year, Russia's oil minister said. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and a handful of non-member state producers are in the second year of an effort to erase a market surplus through production limits. OPEC agreed to cut production by 1.8 million barrels per day, while non-OPEC members agreed to 558,000 barrels per day. Speaking from the sidelines of ... read more |
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Memorial Day weekend gas prices highest in four yearsWashington (UPI) May 25, 2018 Consumer gas prices for the holiday weekend will be the highest they've been in four years and will likely stay that way through the summer, the U.S. government said. ... more 
OPEC's suggestion of more oil drags markets lowerWashington (UPI) May 25, 2018 A steady course on U.S.-North Korean détente and word of more oil from OPEC members helped push crude oil prices down sharply in early Friday trading. ... more 
New production expected from Norwegian watersWashington (UPI) May 25, 2018 Norwegian energy major Equinor, formerly Statoil, said it signed a multi-million dollar agreement to drill six new production wells in the North Sea. ... more 
U.S. energy sector braces for hurricane seasonWashington DC (UPI) May 25, 2018 While offshore segments were spared, the U.S. energy sector could be in for a rough year with forecasters expecting an above-normal hurricane season. ... more |
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Europe tries to correct Gazprom's behaviorWashington (UPI) May 24, 2018 Russian energy company Gazprom is obliged to address concerns about the price of natural gas for some regional markets, the European government said. ... more 
Possibility opens for LNG exports from CanadalWashington (UPI) May 24, 2018 While formerly on the shelf, a pipeline that could feed a liquefied natural gas terminal in British Columbia can proceed, federal regulators said. ... more 
Upstream efforts put North Sea find closer to productionWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 A rig contract to explore parts of a North Sea discovery could put it one step closer to production at the start of the decade, an oil and gas company said. ... more 
U.S. energy dominance might not translate to market influenceWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 U.S. oil and natural gas abundance has a positive impact on the global energy market, but it doesn't move the market itself, a Brookings scholar testified. ... more 
Mixed sentiment on British offshore licensing roundWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 The British government declared success in its latest offshore auction, but the devil may be in the details given the prospects for production declines. ... more |
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G7 says OPEC-member Venezuela missed an opportunityWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 An OPEC member in part behind a spike in crude oil prices causing economic concern, Venezuela missed a chance by re-electing President Maduro, G7 leaders said. ... more  |
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Momentum builds behind giant Australian oil and gas prospectWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 The Australian government has signed off on the environment permits to survey what could be its largest untapped oil and gas reserve, a project partner said. ... more 
Santos rejects takeover offer from U.S.-based Harbour EnergyWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 Talks with U.S.-based Harbour Energy were terminated after shareholders rejected a full-stock takeover offer, Australian energy company Santos said. ... more 
Gas prices could be impacting U.S. travel plansWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 Gas prices this coming Memorial Day weekend will be the highest in four years and likely start to dent the summer travel season, industry experts said. ... more 
Supply-side triple shock sends oil prices higherWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 Forecasts of lower U.S. crude oil inventories, on top of fears of a lack of supply from Iran and Venezuela, pushed oil prices higher in early Tuesday trading. ... more 
Alaska sees LNG potential with Chinese trade missionWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 With trade tensions easing between the world's leading economies, Alaska's governor said cooperating in the energy sector could reduce them even further. ... more |
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 London UK (SPX) May 29, 2018 
Genuinely 'deforestation-free' palm oil products are problematic to guarantee, according to a new study.
Palm oil is a vegetable oil that is used in thousands of products worldwide, including an estimated 50% of all products on supermarkets shelves, from food to detergents to cosmetics.
Although growing palm trees requires less land and resources than traditional vegetable oils, the ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) May 25, 2018 
Black Bear Energy, the leading owner's representative for onsite renewables, and USAA Real Estate has announced that construction will start this month on a 2.4 megawatt (MW) solar array in Cranbury, New Jersey.
The rooftop project will host onsite renewable solar facilities, creating both financial and environmental value for the asset.
Black Bear Energy facilitated the project, and ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 24, 2018 
Several governors in U.S. states said they're taking the initiative in building up national recognition for leadership in renewable energy.
"We're taking another step forward in rebuilding New Jersey's reputation as a leader in the development of clean energy sources while fulfilling a critical promise to foster our state's energy future," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said i ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) May 29, 2018 
Framatome will be designing, fabricating and supplying EDF with fuel assemblies using enriched reprocessed uranium* (known as "ERU")over the period 2023 to 2032 (1).
These fuel assemblies, set to be manufactured at Framatome's plant in Romans-sur-Isere (Drome, France), will be destined for a number of nuclear reactors - belonging to EDF's fleet in operation - authorized to use them.
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) May 25, 2018 
Ancient rainfall records stretching 550,000 years into the past may upend scientists' understanding of what controls the Asian summer monsoon and other aspects of the Earth's long-term climate, reports a University of Arizona-led international team of researchers in the May 25 issue of the journal Science.
The standard explanation of the Earth's regular shifts from ice ages to warm periods ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 24, 2018 
An Uber self-driving car detected a pedestrian six seconds ahead of a fatal Arizona crash that killed the woman but failed to activate emergency braking, a preliminary investigation report said Thursday.
The National Transportation Safety Board said its preliminary report stopped short of assigning blame for the March fatal accident in Tempe, Arizona, adding that any conclusion would come in ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) May 24, 2018  At least five people were killed and several others wounded when a suicide bomber struck a cafe in Baghdad, police said Thursday, in a pre-dawn attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
"A suicide bomber blew up his explosive belt while he was surrounded by police near a public garden in Al-Shoala district," a mainly Shiite northern neighbourhood of the capital, the statement by the securi ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) May 25, 2018  North Korea said Friday it was still willing to talk to the United States after President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled a summit between the two countries, a decision that has thrown the Korean peninsula once more into uncertainty.
Trump on Thursday called off his planned June meeting with Kim Jong Un, blaming "open hostility" from the North Korean regime and warning Pyongyang against comm ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2018  Police in central China have come under fire on social media over their handling of a protest by teachers demanding unpaid performance bonuses, the latest in a series of reported demonstrations by educators.
The public security bureau in Lu'an, a small town in Anhui province, said it launched an investigation into allegations that officers beat some of the teachers during Sunday's demonstrat ... more |
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 Libreville (AFP) May 24, 2018 
Russia and China are muscling their way into the Central African Republic as Western clout in the mineral-rich, strategically important nation seems to wane, analysts say.
Ranked at the very bottom of the UN's 188-nation Human Development Index, CAR is mired in poverty and strife. Most of the country is in the hands of militia groups, and violence has prompted a quarter of its 4.5 million pe ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 23, 2018  The U.S. Army has awarded a $46.6 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin for support on upgrades to the Patriot PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile launcher.
The Maryland-based company will conduct ground and flight test support on the machinery in Dallas, Texas, according to the U.S. Defense Department. Lockheed Martin is expected to finish work by April 2022.
Lockheed was ob ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 24, 2018 
Australia's central bank chief has warned China's mounting debt poses a grave economic threat, with broadening trade ties between the two countries exposing more industries to the risk.
Total debt has ballooned in China from 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the late 1990s to about 260 percent, with authorities seeking to boost credit and stimulate the economy since exports s ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 25, 2018 
President Donald Trump has often bragged of his friendship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but recent events point to growing stresses between Washington and Beijing.
This week, the Pentagon pulled its invitation for China to participate in maritime exercises in the Pacific, then Trump on Thursday scrapped a summit with North Korea after suggesting Xi may have exacerbated a breakdow ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) May 25, 2018 
As humans, we know that some of our activities can cause cancer to develop in our bodies. Smoking, poor diets, pollution, chemicals used as additives in food and personal hygiene products, and even too much sun are some of the things that contribute to an increased risk of cancer.
But, are human activities also causing cancer in wild animals? Are we oncogenic - a species that causes cancer ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) May 29, 2018 
Intensifying river floods could lead to regional production losses worldwide caused by global warming. This might not only hamper local economies around the globe - the effects might also propagate through the global network of trade and supply chains, a study now published in Nature Climate Change shows.
It is the first to assess this effect for flooding on a global scale, using a newly d ... more |
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